Madhav Institute of Technology & Science Gwalior

NEWSLETTER
Sept. Oct., 2012
E-mail: enewsletter@mitsgwalior.in

Vol. 1, No. 1
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Directors Message

It is a matter of great pleasure to know that the first

issue of the Institute Newsletter is ready. The
Newsletter will serve as an interface between the
Institute and outside world. It provides information
about the academic activities organized in the
Institute. Information about co-curricular activities
held during recent past is also shared.

Vision

Contents

Achievements
Conference / Training
Program/ Workshop Organized
Distinguished Visitors / Expert
Lectures Organized in the
Departments
Celebrations
Student Activities
Punya Tithi
Campus Visits By Companies/
Organizations For Placement
Forthcoming Events
Team Newsletter

The Institute was established in the year 1957 by

To create a centre of
His Highness Late Sir Jiwaji Rao Scindia, excellence for imparting
Maharaja, Erstwhile State of Gwalior with the technical education
prime objective of providing technical education enveloping latest
at under graduate and post graduate levels. Since technologies in its
the inception, the Institute constantly strived for curriculum and conducting
excellence and quality. Today the Institute is an research to keep pace with
autonomous grant-in-aid institution of Government the challenges of
of Madhya Pradesh,
enjoys a track record of technological development.
extremely good results.
I am happy to note that various initiatives are taken by the faculty to
disseminate knowledge by organizing conferences, training programs and
workshops. Expert lectures are also organized by various departments time
to time to keep abreast with the latest developments in the field of science
and technology.
The Institute has done good job in the past and able to produce quality
Engineers and Technocrats capable of providing leadership in all spheres of
life and society. Needless to say our commitment to further enrich the
quality of education will be our constant endeavour. The demand across the
country for a vibrant technical human resource has made us committed for
the same. It is for all of us to do hard work to make the Institute known
globally.
Best wishes for everyone for forthcoming festive season.

Dr. Sanjeev Jain

ACHIEVEMENTS
By Student

A large number of students from all the

major disciplines have come out with flying colours
in GATE 2012 examination. In all 123 students
cracked GATE 2012. The students were awarded
certificates of appreciation and wrist watches by Er.
Ramesh Agarwal, Honble Secretary, Scindia
Engineering College Society and Dr. Sanjeev Jain,
Director during a small function organized on
Independence Day. Best of luck to all.

Nine students Vivek Kushwah, Ankur

Sharma, Virendra K. Shakya, Minakshi Chaturvedi,
Somya Dixit, Arjun Narwaria, Ekta Sharma, Monika
Gautam and Mohit Jain, all of B.E. Civil Engg. 2011
pass out batch are selected by MP Public Service
Commission as Assistant Engineer, for Water
Resources Deptt., Govt. of M.P. in Sept. 2012. It is a
matter of pride that Vivek Kushwah has topped the
list declared by MP PSC. Congratulations to all of
them.

Four CSE & IT III year students Mohit Garg,

Kratika Singhal, Ashish Khare and Shreya Gupta are
chosen by IBM, the multinational giant in software
industry, as TGMC Ambassador for the year 2012.
TGMC (The Great Mind Challenge) is the IBM's
national level programming contest that aimed at
encouraging students from engineering colleges
across India in their endeavour to develop solutions
for real-time problems and scenarios using IBM &
Open Source Software. Our heartly congratulations.

B.Arch. III year students Joseph Victor,

Amber Mittal, Akansha Tiwari and Richa Mishra
won the First prize in national level design
competition for Designing Rehabilitation and
Disaster Management Centre held at VNIT Nagpur.
The competition was organized during the technical
festival AXIS 2012 from 21st to 23rd Sept. 2012.
Congratulations.

Diksha Jain student of B.E.III year

Biotechnology is appointed as the team head of NSS
literacy cum awareness program started in the
institute last year for the benefit of under privileged
children of the society. Number of children has
grown from 15 at the start of program to 126 at
present.

Eight students Akash Gupta, Ambikesh

Pratap Singh, Arpit Gupta, Ayush Jain, Sagar
Bodkhe, Sandeep Dogra, Shivam Shukla and
Vageesh Singh Baghel of B.E. 3rd year Mechanical
Engg. participated and presented VIJAYANT design
in Virtual Baja 2013 Design Challenge, the
popular National Level Inter College Competition
for the design of an ATV(All Terrain Vehicle). The
competition was organized by SAEINDIA (Society
of Automotive Engineering India) Bangalore. The
design of MITS team was very well appreciated by
the judges.

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By Faculty

Indian Institute of Architect (IIA) which is a

national body of Architects in the country established
its Gwalior Chapter. The Institute has a major role to
play in promoting the scientific and practical
efficiency of the profession of architecture both in
Practice and in Education. In a function held on 28th
August 2012, Dr. Alok Sharma, Professor Arch.
Deptt.
was
nominated
as
its
President.
Congratulations.

Dr. R.S. Jadon, Professor & Head MCA

Department has delivered a popular talk on
Electronics Gadgets, during the CSI Gwalior
AGM at Jiwaji Club, Gwalior on 8th September 2012.
The talk was informative about Technological
Enhancements of Electronic Gadgets. Dr. Jadon
explained various popular electronic gadgets
including mobiles, tablets, laptops etc. The talk was
highly appreciated by the audience.

Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the

institute has organized two weeks fulltime Faculty
Development Programme in April and July this
year. The programs were sponsored by Department
of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, N.
Delhi and Directorate of Technical Education (DTE),
Bhopal. Thirty participants attended each program.

National Conference on Quality Assurance

for Construction of Cement Concrete Roads was
held in Civil Engg. Deptt. on 25th August, 2012. Er.
V.K.Sharma, Former Engineering in Chief, PWD,
Govt. of M.P. was Chief Guest on the occasion. He
has focused on the need of quality monitoring of
concrete roads. Dr. Binod Kumar, Senior Scientist,
Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi was
keynote speaker on the occasion. He has explained
the modern concepts of concrete and its application
in the road construction industry. Dr.M.K.Trivedi
and Dr. R.Kansal were Coordinators.

Dr. M. K. Gaur, Asstt. Professor in

Mechanical Engg. Department was awarded
Gwalior Ratna in the field of Science and
Technological Development for the year 2012.
Congrats.

Dr. C. S. Malvi, Asstt. Professor in

Mechanical Engg. Department had recently
completed Ph.D. on Approaches to Increase the
Efficiencies of Solar Energy Conversions from
Energy Research Institute, University of Leeds,
UK. He had received Overseas Scholarship to do Ph
D from Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Govt. of India. Heartly congratulations.

CONFERENCE / TRAINING
PROGRAM/ WORKSHOP
ORGANISED

A workshop on Recent Advances in

Microwave was organized by the Department of
Electronics during 31 August-01 September, 2012.
The workshop was attended by more than seventy
participants from different parts of the country.

CS & IT Department organizes training

programs to impart technical skill based on latest
trends and requirement of industry, under the
umbrella of IBM Centre of Excellence which is
followed by certification exam. Recently organized
training programs are IBM WID from 14th to 17th
Jan. 2012 and IBM Lotus from 29th July to 1st August
2012. Eighty nine percent of the students who have
enrolled for these programs get the certification.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
/ EXPERT LECTURES
ORGANIZED IN THE
DEPARTMENTS

Prof. K. K. Biswas from IIT-Delhi delivered

lecture on Vision Based Human Activity
Recognition in Jan. 2012. The lecture was organized
by CS & IT Department.

CELEBRATIONS

Independence Day Celebration: On 15th

August, 2012 Independence Day was celebrated in
the Institute with dignity and honour. Er. Ramesh
Agarwal, Honble Secretary, Scindia Engineering
College Society and Dr. Sanjeev Jain, Director
hoisted the National Flag. They congratulated all
faculty, staff and students on this occasion. In their
address,
they motivated all to work hard with
dedication and sincerity for the upliftment of the
institute.

Dr. D.M. Tripathi, Professor Civil Engg., IT

BHU has delivered expert lecture on Utility of Bio
grades in Removing Toxic Elements from Water in
April 2012. The lecture was organized by Civil Engg.
Department.

Electrical Engg. Department has organized

a series of expert lectures in the month of AugustSept.2012.
First lecture was delivered by Er. Piyoosh Gupta,
Deputy Director, CAMTECH, Gwalior on Reactive
Power Management/Traction System on 7th August.
It was followed by the lecture of Er. Gopal Agrawal,
Consultant, Gwalior on Energy Audit &
Management held on 16th August.
Next lecture was from Er. Rameshwar Singh,
Manager, PGCIL Gwalior. He delivered lecture on
HV Transmission and Distribution & Substation
Management on 28th August. Dr. C.S. Malvi,
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, MITS, delivered lecture on Solar &
Nonconventional Energy on 7th September, 2012.
All the lectures were thought provoking in their
respective domain.

Teachers Day Celebration: On 5th

September 2012, the students of Department of
Computer Applications celebrated Teachers Day
with great enthusiasm. It is the perfect opportunity
for the students around the world to pay a tribute to
their teachers. Dr. R. S. Jadon, Head MCA
Department delivered a motivational speech on this
occasion. All teachers present during the celebration
suggested ways to students so that they can come up
with flying colours in their future. Students organized
various games for their teachers. It was a magnificent
moment of student-teacher interaction.

In an industry orientation seminar held on

th
26
Sept.
2012
in
the Department
of
Architecture, Practicing Architect and Alumni Ar.
Vikas Shukla from Allahabad briefed students on a
variety of topics. The seminar was organized in an
interactive mode. Detailed discussions were held on
Architecture as a Career, Role of Arts, Structural
Design and Engineering, Emerging Job Opportunities
and the Challenges faced by Young Architects
during the seminar. Ar. Vikas Shukla is the recipient
of many national awards and recognitions.
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Engineers Day Celebration: On 15th
September, 2012 Engineers Day was celebrated in
Mechanical Engg. Deptt. Tribute was paid to Indias
greatest engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
Director Dr. Sanjeev Jain and prestigious alumni
provided their precious input and guided the
students. Faculties and students exchange their
views about current and futuristic scenario of
Mechanical Engineering. Final year students of
Chemical Engg. also organized a function on this
occasion.

Ganesh Mahotsav : Ganesh Chaturthi

festival was celebrated in the Institute Boys Hostel
with religious sanctity. On this occasion, a Bhandara
was organized on 28th Sept. 2012 which was
attended by students, faculty and staff to have the
blessings of Lord Ganesha. Next day, the Ganesh
Mahotsav ended with Visarjan of Lord Ganesha
Idol. The students participated with great zeal and
enthusiasm.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

The Orientation Programme for B.E. / B.

Arch. 1st year students admitted in the academic
session 2012-2013, was held on 16th Aug., 2012. Er.
Ramesh Agrawal, Honble Secretary, Scindia
Engineering College Society and Dr. Sanjeev Jain,
Director highlighted the institute profile. Dr. Laxmi
Shrivastava, Dean Academics introduced the students
to academic calendar and scheme. Dr. Abhay Mishra,
Dean Student Welfare explained the various
provisions related to welfare of students, and Dr.
M.K. Trivedi, Dean Training and Placement
explained the functioning of T & P cell in the
institute. It was followed by the deliberations from
all respective Heads of the Departments.
Subsequently, students joined in oath ceremony for
not getting involved in any kind of indisciplinary
activity. Later on, a formal visit of the students was
organized to their respective departments.
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Poster presentation competition on

Green Engineering and Extempore on General
Awareness was conducted on 15th Sept. 2012 under
the aegis of ISTE MITS Chapter. The competition
was open to students from all branches.

Manthan 2012 - A quiz competition was

held on 22nd Sept. 2012. The competition was
organized by CSE & IT department for students of
all departments. Harshit Bhaudoria & Vaibhav
Gupta from CSE Ist year received the first prize and
Rachit Saxena & Prakhar Jain of IT 2nd year
received second prize.

NCC Cadets of the institute has planted 50

saplings of Guava, Jamun and Amla at College NCC
Campus. One hundred forty NCC cadets took part in
plantation held on 23rd September 2012.

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PUNYA TITHI
On the occasion of 11th Punya Tithi of His Highness
Late Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia, a Shraddhanjali
Sabha was organized in the institute on 30th Sept.,
2012. Honble Secretary, SECS, Er. Ramesh
Agrawal, Director, Dr. Sanjeev Jain, all Deans,
Faculty and Staff members paid their homage and
offer floral tributes to the Former Chairman of
Scindia Engineering College Society and a legend
visionary. During the solemn ceremony, Bhajans
were recited by famous radio artiste Shri Rajendra
Pareekh and Shri Rakesh Jain, Sushri Parul Bandil,
Sushri Oshin Jha. The sabha was concluded by
distributing the packets of stationary to around 150
children who are a part of the NSS literacy
programme of the institute. A Blood Donation
Camp was also organized with the help of Indian
Red Cross Society. Around 100 students including
girls in large number along with faculty and staff
members donated blood. Prof. Abhay Mishra, Dean
Student Welfare and Prof. Manish Sagar, Program
Officer, NSS Unit, MITS organized the proceedings.

CAMPUS VISITS BY
COMPANIES /
ORGANIZATIONS FOR
PLACEMENT

Eicher Tractors, TCS, Wipro, L & T

Infotech, Tech Mahindra Ltd., Indian Army

CMC, Indian Navy, Impetus,

Professional University, Cadbury

Lovely

Total 219 students of Passing out Batch - 2012 were

placed in these reputed companies/ organizations.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Electrical Engg. Department is going to

organize an AICTE sponsored National Conference
on Evolutionary Computing Techniques in
Engineering Applications during December 17-18,
2012. The objective of the conference is to generate
awareness about the revolutionary changes taking
place in the various disciplines of engineering at
national level.

TEAM NEWSLETTER
Chairman - Dr. Rajeev Kansal
Members- Dr. Alok Sharma, Dr. Sanjeev Khanna,
Dr. Sulochana Wadhwani,
Dr. M.K. Gour, Dr. Sunita Sharma,
Dr. Anshu Chaturvedi, Prof. Jaimala Jha,
Prof. Laxmi Shrivastava,
Dr. Shourabh Bhattacharya
Prof. Vandana Sakhre
Composed by Devendra Singh
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